COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN 

SIMPLE PAST TENSE 

Harry  Potter  ___was__  (BE) a very special boy. He ____was_____ 

(BE)  a  young  wizard.  His  hair  ___was_____  (BE)  black  and 
his  eyes  _____were___  (BE)  green.  He  _____had___  (HAVE)  a 
scar on his forehead. He ___lived_____ (LIVE) with his aunt, 
his  uncle  and  his  cousin.  He  ____wasn’t____  (NOT  BE) 
happy living there because they _____weren’t love_____ (NOT LOVE) him.  

He  ___got_____  (GET)  a  letter  from  Hogwarts  School  of  Witchcraft  and 
Wizardry.  He  ___was_____  (BE)  a  new  student  there!!  He  ______bought_____ 
(BUY)  a  new  pet,  too:  an  owl.  Its  name  _____was____  (BE)  Hedwig.  But  his 
uncle  ______weren’t  wanted______  (NOT  WANT)  to  have  a  wizard  in  the 
family and _____took______ (TAKE) Harry to a lonely island. 

Rubeus  Hagrid  _____rescued_______  (RESCUE) Harry and ___went_______ (GO) to 

Diagon  Alley  with  Harry.  Then  he  ____bought________  (BUY)  his  new 
clothes, books and his wand.  

He  ____went____  (GO)  to  school  for  the  first  time  by  train  in Platform 9 ¾. 
There  he  _____met_____  (MEET)  his  new  friends:  Ron  Weasley  and 
Hermione  Granger.  They  _____talked_____  (TALK)  and  _____ate_____  (EAT) 
candies and chocolates.  

They  ______arrived______  (ARRIVE)  at  school  and  ____had______  (HAVE)  a  big 

dinner  with all the students and the teachers. A special hat (the Sorting 
Hat)  _____selected_____  (SELECT)  a  house  for  the students. Harry, Ron and 
Hermione  ____went______  (GO)  Gryffindor  House.  They  _____were____  (BE) 
very happy! 

At  school  they  _____took_____  (TAKE)  Potions  classes,  History  of  Magic 
classes  and  Defense  against  the  Dark  Arts  classes.  Harry  also 
_____played_______  (PLAY)  a  sport:  Quidditch.  He  ____had______  (HAVE)  a 
broom,  the  Nimbus  2000, because he ____flied______ (FLY) and _____catched_____ 
(CATCH) a ball, the Snitch. 

Draco  Malfoy  ___wasn’t  like_____  (NOT  LIKE)  Harry.  He  ____was____  (BE)  a 
member of Slytherin House and always ____tried______ (TRY) to beat Harry. 

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 

1. Was Harry Potter a young wizard? Yes he was. 

2. Did he live with his mother and father? No he didn’t. 
3. Did his uncle love him? No he didn’t. 
4. Did Harry get a letter from Hogwarts? Yes he got. 
5. Did Snape rescue Harry Potter? Yes he rescued. 
6. Did Harry buy new clothes and his wand? Yes he bought. 
7. Did he go to school by bus? No he didn’t. 
8. Did he meet new friends in the train? Yes he did. 
9. Did the Sorting Hat select a house for the new students? Yes it 
selected. 
10. Did Harry, Ron and Hermione go to Gryffindor House? Yes they 
went to Gryffindor. 
11. Were they happy? Yes they were. 
12. Did they take Maths and Literature 
classes? No they didn’t 
13. Did Harry play a sport? Yes he did. 
14. Did Draco Malfoy like Harry? No he 
didn’t. 
15. Was he a member of Gryffindor House, 
too? No he wasn’t.